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Committee sets hearing on ordinance to align local elections, change filing windows and adjust worker pay
Summary
Borough Clerk Turner presented Ordinance 2026-02 to align local terms with November elections, let the borough set election-worker pay through its budget, move the candidate filing period to late August with a new September withdrawal week, and extend current terms into November; a hearing was scheduled for Feb. 17, 2026.
Borough Clerk Turner told the Policies and Procedures Committee that Ordinance 2026-02 would amend Title 4 of the borough code to align local offices with November state and federal elections and to update several administrative deadlines and pay rules.
Turner said the amendments would allow the borough to set its own election worker rates through the normal budget process rather than automatically matching State of Alaska rates. "I would like to…
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